Print details Printable details

Tauris Historical Geography Series

Though long established as a field of enquiry, historical geography has changed dramatically in recent years, becoming a driving force in the development of many of the new agendas of contemporary geography. Dialogues with historians of science, art historians and literary scholars have revitalised the history of geographical thought, and a new, vibrant, pluralistic culture of scholarship has emerged. The Tauris Historical Geography Series provides an international forum for the publication of scholarly work that encapsulates and furthers these developments.

Series editor: Robert Mayhew, University of Bristol

Advisory board:

  • David Armitage, Harvard University
  • Jeremy Black, University of Exeter
  • Laura Cameron, Queen’s University, Ontario
  • Felix Driver, Royal Holloway, University of London
  • Michael Heffernan, University of Nottingham
  • Nuala Johnson, Queen’s University, Belfast
  • David Livingstone, Queen’s University, Belfast
  • David Matless, University of Nottingham
  • Miles Ogborn, Queen Mary, University of London
  • David Robinson, Syracuse University
  • Charles Withers, University of Edinburgh
  • Brenda Yeoh, National University of Singapore

Dead Sea Level Science Exploration and Imperial Interests in the Near East Cover

Through a study of two important projects of the time - international efforts to determine the exact level of the Dead Sea, and Chesney's Euphrates Expedition to find a quicker route to India - Professor Goren shows how other forces than the interests of empire, were involved.

Enlightenment Modernity and Science Geographies of Scientific Culture and Improvement in Georgian England Cover

Provides the first full length study of the geographies of Georgian scientific culture in England. The author takes the reader on a tour of the principal arenas in which scientific ideas were disseminated, including home, town and countryside, to show how cultures of science and knowledge varied across the Georgian landscape.

Nature Displaced Nature Displayed Order and Beauty in Botanical Gardens Cover

This highly engaging book offers a wealth of fresh insights into both the history and development of botanical gardens as well as connections between science and aesthetics.

New Spaces of Exploration Geographies of Discovery in the Twentieth Century Cover

Focusing specifically on exploration in the twentieth century, the authors demonstrate how new technologies and changing geopolitical configurations have ensured that exploration has remained a key feature of our rapidly globalizing world.

Scriptural Geography Portraying the Holy Land Cover

Demonstrates the significance of the geography of the Holy Land in Western thought and argument. This book shows how religious writers called upon geographical knowledge to the benefit of their readers.

Zambesi David Livingstone and Expeditionary Science in Africa Cover

Tells the story of David Livingstone's Zambesi Expedition. This book reveals the rivalry among the Victorian Britain's establishment figures and institutions, including the Foreign Office, the Royal Society, Royal Geographical Society, British Museum, and Kew Gardens and the Admiralty.

New Book Alerts

Sign up now >